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A few days ago, Nigel pointed to a children's book "Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed," which ostensibly teaches children about the evils of liberalism. Comparing it to the other side of the spectrum, I'm not sure if it's like the George W. Bush Coloring Book , which I suspect is mostly read by adults, or a book parents might actually use to teach their values to their children like Girls Will Be Boys Will Be Girls.

Looking at this pdf of sample pages from Help!, it does seem like the author is trying to get kids excited about free-market ideology. The primary antagonists in the story are "churlish" liberals who try to mandate vegetable consumption. When two children open a lemonade stand, the liberals first require the kids to serve broccoli with each glass and finally take over the lemonade stand. I'm struck by the negativity of this book. While Girls encourages children to act on their freedom, Help! only promotes free market ideology by naturalizing it. Girls"pokes fun at the tired constraints of gender normativity," while Help! vilifies persons with another point of view.